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counterpoint

A Plea: David Archuleta Needs To Win "American Idol"

Damn you, Cooksuckers! A miracle of a man is standing before you, and you're asking for more oatmeal instead. David Cook beating David Archuleta would be the most grievous public decision since Bush beat Kerry, if not since Barabbas beat Jesus. Do you really prefer lame rock over good schmaltz? Would you rather listen to Nickelback than "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"? This is a kid that sings like James Ingram, but looks like Fievel! David Archuleta is exactly the kind of circus act that should win America's Best Whatevs in the absence of anything genuinely enjoyable, while David Cook is Daughtry with more hair and less charisma. Sure, Cook gets teary-eyed after his performances, but while he's singing he looks like he'd enjoy nothing more than a body-sized mirror with a hole in it. Archie, on the other hand, is squinting, panting, and crooning for you. More »

5:00 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,960 views, 8 comments

Latest by Lampbane: @starabella: Also? Vedder has poor diction. The jackasses who came after him? Better diction. Well, some of them anyway. more »

videodrone

Vanessa Carlton Has Roman Hands


I am not going to lie to you people: that Janet Jackson video where the guy reaches into her pants and pulls out some sort of jewelry made, uh, a big impression on me as a teenager. And this Vanessa Carlton video also spoke to me in some deep and unfathomable way. Don't get too worried when the creepy disembodied hands start playing Chester the Molester with Ms. Carlton around the 1:40 mark—there's patronizing multiculturalism to come! [YouTube]

1:30 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Dick Malone
203 views, 6 comments

Latest by N/A: (I'm referring to the Timbaland mix, of course) more »

videodrone

How To Get From Vanessa Carlton To Ozzy In One Step


I quite enjoy Vanessa Carlton's 2004 single "White Houses," but I do not come to you today to debate the merits of this piano-pumping ode to the joys and terrors of losing your virginity in some jerk's car. See, after three years I can't really remember when I first noticed the similarity of "White Houses" to the song posted after the jump. Perhaps I was tipped off by my '80s-obsessed boss at the record store I worked at when "White Houses" was first released? Maybe I noted the comparison being made on a clever blog or message board? Perhaps it came to me in a dream? But whenever and however, I can't hear "White Houses" now without thinking of this: More »

2:30 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By jharv
532 views, 4 comments

Latest by N/A: haha for additional karaoke fun, sing the same melody to the weezer song "hash pipe" more »

odd pairings

Vanessa Carlton Is Like BFF With Stevie Nicks

Vanessa Carlton, of mobile piano fame, recently put out a new album on The Inc., formerly known as Murder Inc., and in a desperate ploy to get people to care about That Girl Who Sings That Song With The Video Where She Rides The Piano, label head Irv Gotti has trapped and domesticated Stevie Nicks, somehow convincing her that Vanessa Carlton is worth her time and effort. In an interview Carlton talks about the new album, that dude from Third Eye Blind, and the great and powerful Nicks. More »

1:45 PM on Fri Oct 26 2007
By Kate Richardson
1,154 views, 5 comments

Latest by MrStarhead: I actually saw the Goo Goo Dolls / Third Eye Blind / Vanessa Carlton tour where Jenkins and Carlton first hooked up. We were off to the side with a view of some of the backstage, and they were quite more »

liner notes

Liner Notes: Someone Out There Still Knows Who Vanessa Carlton Is

- Hip-hop impresario Irv Gotti signs ivory-tinkling warbler Vanessa Carlton after recognizing her as "the girl from White Chicks." Sometimes, the jokes just write themselves. [MTV]
- Two file-sharing teenagers who let their mom take the rap for their "Mmmbop"-swapping fess up, get sued. Talk about ungrateful. [AP via Newsday]
- Peeved Rolling Stones fans are suing the band and Ticketmaster for $51 million as a result of canceled shows. That adds up to almost all the service fees we've paid in our lifetime. [E! Online]

1:29 PM on Thu Nov 2 2006
By mjohnston
37 views, 2 comments

Latest by allboutit: Ditto the E redesign. And the writing is as bad as ever. more »